Truck fire blocks southbound Beltway 8 in Pasadena

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Truck fire shuts down Beltway 8 in Pasadena
It happened just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday between Red Bluff and Fairmont.

PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) -- A truck fire forced traffic off Beltway 8's southbound lanes Wednesday morning in Pasadena.

It happened just before 6:30 a.m. and appeared to involve one vehicle.

SkyEye showed the truck that was engulfed in flames as traffic was diverted onto the feeder road between Red Bluff and Fairmont Parkway.

Drivers will need to take alternate routes, including Highway 225, Preston Road or Center Street to head south.

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